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 SPSEKA
 
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
 246 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009
 
 CAZ001>003-076-201245-
 REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
 MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
 246 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009
 
 ...STORM TO BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH
 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...
 ...SNOW SHOWERS AND HAIL EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
 FRIDAY EVENING...
 
 STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP
 ALONG THE NORTH COAST TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GENERALLY
 RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH PEAK GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH AFTER
 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. THE
 STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO MENDOCINO COUNTY FRIDAY
 MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUBSTANTIALLY BY AFTERNOON ON
 FRIDAY AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES INLAND.
 
 MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH 1 TO 3
 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
 GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 4500 FEET...BUT WILL FALL TO 3500 FEET
 LATE AFTERNOON AS A COLD AND UNSETTLED AIR MASS FROM THE GULF OF
 ALASKA SPREADS INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
 TO 2500 FEET FRIDAY EVENING AS SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE ONTO THE
 COAST. BRIEF BURSTS OF SNOW AND HAIL WILL CREATE VERY SLICK AND
 HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. ANYONE PLANNING
 TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 101...299...199 AND 36 SHOULD TAKE EXTRA
 PRECAUTIONS AND BE READY FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.